gall mite

noun

a mite of the family Eriophyidae that feeds on plant juices, damaging buds, leaves, and twigs and causing galls and other deformities.

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Origin of gall mite

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby gall mite

gall, gall 1, gall bladder, gall duct, gall midge, gall mite, gall wasp, gall., galla, gallamine triethiodide, gallant

British Dictionary definitions for gall mite

gall mite

noun

any of various plant-feeding mites of the family Phytoptidae that cause galls or blisters on buds, leaves, or fruit

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